Melanie Crawley

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

The revelations about Musk, Thiel and Bannon maintaining links with Epstein while he was apparently targeted by Russian intelligence is the missing story

Probably the most important but neglected scandal about Mandelson.

Epstein was close to Peter Thiel. Thiel had secret meetings with Cummings and Johnson before Palantir’s 100m contract

Mandelson’s Global Counsel was pitching Thiel’s Palantir to Starmer.

What a carousel of cronyism

Congratulations @jennashworth.bsky.social on the release of The Parallel Path!
I was honoured to narrate the audio for this wonderful book.
It was a challenge but that's as it should be!
@hachetteaudio.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social

#Audiobooks #narrator #humanvoicesonly #madeinsheffield

Compulsory Voting Is Needed to Combat 'Disastrously Low' UK Turnout, Report Argues Stark turnout gaps by class, race and age are creating 'warped incentives' for politicians, new analysis suggests

🔴Compulsory Voting Is Needed to Combat ‘Disastrously Low’ UK Turnout, Report Argues

Stark turnout gaps by class, race and age are creating ‘warped incentives’ for politicians, new analysis suggests

bylinetimes.com/2025/07/10/c...

Its release day for 'The Widows Husband' by Natasha Boydell - out now on all major audiobook retail platforms.

He’s meant to be dead. But I think he’s back…

Have a little listen...

Thank you Boldwood Books and Ulverscroft!

#audiobooks #thriller #mystery #jiam #humannarration #narrator

Can any Cumbrians tell me how to pronounce names with ‘thwaite’ - such as Rosthwaite? Also Liza as in River Liza and Seatoller? Thanks!

Hidden - xigxag Lisa Sell’s Hidden is a crime thriller which you won’t be able to put down, it’s perfect for readers who enjoy books like Claire McGowan’s What You Did and C.L. Taylor’s Sleep. As well as for fans of ...

It is - it’s here and it’s narrated by me! xigxag.co.uk/audiobook/hi...

Yes its a golden opportunity.

Libro carries AI narrated titles. Xigxag.co.uk does not.

No other platform has such a wide range of titles - they lock people in to exclusive contracts. Libro is good for the bookshop thing but they do carry AI voiced titles. Xigxag.co.uk only carry non-AI titles (except for tech instruction books I think)

Libro is great for its bookshop link but they do carry virtual voice titles. Xigxag.co.uk only carry human-narrated titles.

Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

I’m made up you like it Fiona!

Its release day for LOSING CONTROL by Fiona Erskine!
#audiobook

What connects Teesside, England and Bhopal, India? Can DI Julie Cadell find the link before cyber-vengeance brings terror to Teesside?

🙏 @chemicaldetective.bsky.social & @wfhowes.bsky.social for trusting me with this title!

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

We are not alone!

89% of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis – but mistakenly believe they are in a minority.

Let's not be a silent majority – we need to talk about the need for climate action with everyone, at every opportunity

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Photograph of railway tracks.

⏰6 hours left! The public consultation on Great British Railways ends at 12 TONIGHT.
The last gov't committed to make accessibility a core duty in GBR's licence.
This gov't doesn't mention it in the consultation.
If you think that's wrong have your say.
vist.ly/3mzx67e

Unsolicited writing advice no. 13:
No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.

Photograph of the exterior of the Department for Transport building.

⏰The public consultation on Great British Railways ends at 12 TONIGHT.

The last gov't committed to give our railway a duty to be fully accessible and care for our environment.

This gov't has removed it.

If you think that's wrong, have your say 👇🏽 weownit.org.uk/act-now/grea...

Cover picture for Audio recording of Losing Control by Fiona Erskine

Delighted to announce that WF Howes have acquired the audio rights to my 6th novel 'Losing Control' - available on audio from 24th April 2025 narrated by @melaniecrawley.bsky.social and Mike Haley. @wfhowes.bsky.social
Listen to a sample here
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Really enjoyed narrating this Fiona!!

I kind of want to go

Closing tomorrow - don't spend the rest of your life doing a job you hate whilst the world burns around you.

Reading: The Girls by Emma Cline
Listening: The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander
Recording: Your Husband’s Fault by Kerry Wilkinson.

Good Morning!

As we near the end of #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth the need for change is more desperate than ever.
Through the #BeMoreLaura foundation we'll keep campaigning & funding vital research into #Glioblastoma because no family should ever experience this utter devastation.
#TheStarsWillStillBeThere
Laura 💚

As an audiobook narrator- thank you! 🙏

Are they? I’ve never been given license to do that!

Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change

You might expect the fact that climate change denial lobbyists funded the leader of the opposition and her Shadow Cabinet, shortly before she ditched her commitment to Net Zero, would feature in at least some of the other coverage of her announcement this morning

bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

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